Shloka 45

समुद्रतट-प्रयाणम् तथा वेलावन-निवेशः

March to the Seacoast and Encampment at the Shore

Devanagari script

हृतामवाप्य वैदेहीं क्षिप्रं हत्वा च रावणम् ।समृद्धार्थस्समृद्धार्थमयोध्यां प्रतियास्यसि ।।।।

Transliteration

hṛtām avāpya vaidehīṃ kṣipraṃ hatvā ca rāvaṇam | samṛddhārthaḥ samṛddhārtham ayodhyāṃ pratiyāsyasi ||

Translation

Cuando Vaidehī sea recobrada y Rāvaṇa sea abatido con prontitud, tú, con el propósito cumplido, regresarás a Ayodhyā, habiendo alcanzado tu justo fin.

Word by Word

• हृताम्: (her) who was abducted
• हृताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृता (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √हृ (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; 'हृत' = 'अपहृता/हरिता' (carried away)

• अवाप्य: having recovered/obtained
• अवाप्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अवाप्य (कृदन्त-अव्यय; √आप् (धातु) + अव-उपसर्ग + ल्यप्)
• Form: अव्ययभावे कृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ल्यप्; 'having obtained/recovered'

• वैदेहीम्: Vaidehi (Sita)
• वैदेहीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैदेही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• क्षिप्रम्: quickly
• क्षिप्रम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्षिप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण)

• हत्वा: having killed
• हत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हत्वा (कृदन्त-अव्यय; √हन् (धातु) + क्त्वा)
• Form: अव्ययभावे कृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), क्त्वा; 'having slain'

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• रावणम्: Ravana
• रावणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समृद्धार्थः: successful in purpose
• समृद्धार्थः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समृद्धार्थ (प्रातिपदिक; समृद्ध + अर्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास: समृद्धः अर्थः यस्य/समृद्धः अर्थः (accomplished in purpose)

• समृद्धार्थम्: the accomplished objective
• समृद्धार्थम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समृद्धार्थ (प्रातिपदिक; समृद्ध + अर्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास; गन्तव्य-देश/लक्ष्यरूपेण

• अयोध्याम्: Ayodhya
• अयोध्याम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयोध्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; गन्तव्य-कर्म (to be reached)

• प्रतियास्यसि: you will return/go back
• प्रतियास्यसि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्ग: प्रति-; परस्मैपद

Context

Rama! After killing Ravana and attaining the desired object of recovering Vaidehi you would go to Ayodhya having accomplished your objective.

Characters & Entities

• Vaidehī (Sītā)
• Rāvaṇa
• Ayodhyā

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma is framed as restoring what was unjustly taken and removing an adharma-driven aggressor; the goal is not conquest but the rightful recovery of Sītā and re-establishment of moral order.

What is the narrative situation?

On the eve of decisive action in Laṅkā’s war, Rāma is assured that he will soon recover Sītā, defeat Rāvaṇa, and return to Ayodhyā with his mission completed.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s steadfastness to duty (dharma-niṣṭhā): he pursues a just objective with resolve and returns only after accomplishing it.